Deals
Aspen Power Partners, a distributed generation platform, has secured a $350 million investment from funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle and acquired Safari Energy, LLC from PPL Corporation.
Alation Inc, a specialist in enterprise data intelligence has raised $123 million in a Series E funding round led by Thoma Bravo, Sanabil Investments, and Costanoa Ventures alongside participation from new investor Databricks Ventures.
Voyager Interests, a private equity firm specialising in the energy services and equipment sector, has acquired Knight Energy Services, one of the largest tool rental companies serving the US oil and gas industry, from Clearlake Capital Group.
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising midmarket companies, has sold portfolio company Nekoosa, a manufacturer of specialty paper and film products used in the graphics and commercial print markets.
Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, Nekoosa produces a comprehensive suite of specialty engineered materials in four key product areas: application and pressure sensitive tapes used to protect and transfer graphics onto surfaces such as store window and commercial vehicles; synthetic papers that offer a digitally printable tear-and-water-proof alternative to lamination; sheeted digital and offset grade carbonless paper; and
Ensign Natural Resources, an exploration and production company operating in the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, formed in 2017 in partnership with Warburg Pincus, is selling its assets to Marathon Oil, for a total cash consideration of $3.0 billion, including closing adjustments.
An affiliate of private investment firm Sun Capital Partners is to sell Allied Glass to Verallia Group, the third largest producer of glass packaging for beverages and food products globally, headquartered in France, for a total enterprise value of £315 million.
An affiliate of global alternative investment firm HIG Capital has completed a growth investment in ThoughtFocus, Inc, a global provider of digital services and technology enabled digital operations focused primarily on the financial services end market.
Apex Group has closed its acquisition of Darwin Depositary Services, a Netherlands-based provider of depositary services to alternative investment funds including hedge funds, real estate, debt and private equity funds as well as funds investing in infrastructure and renewable energy.
Cinven is to acquire TaxAct for approximately $720 million with the company set to be combined with Cinven’s existing portfolio company Drake Software under a single holding company to create a full-service tax ecosystem provider.
Global software and technology investment firm Thoma Bravo has closed a strategic growth investment in SMA Technologies, a provider of automation solutions for the financial services industry.
Financial terms of the transaction, which sees existing investor ParkerGale Capital retain a minority position in the business, have not been disclosed.
SMA, which was founded by former NASA automation experts in 1980, will use the new funding to fuel growth.
SMA Technologies’ OpCon is a workload automation and orchestration platform for banks, credit unions, insurance companies and other financial services businesses.
Raymond James served as financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
